Wilfredo Martínez

Wilfredo Martínez

Personal information
Full name	Wilfredo Yaniel Martínez Caraballoso
Born	(1985-01-09) January 9, 1985 (age 39) Marianao, La Habana
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
Country	Cuba
Sport	Athletics
Updated on 22 May 2013

Wilfredo Yaniel Martínez Caraballoso (Spanish pronunciation: [wilˈfɾeðo maɾˈtines]; born 9 January 1985 in Marianao, La Habana) is a Cuban long jumper.^[1]

Career

His personal best jump is 8.31 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Cali. He won the silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games, finished eighth at the 2008 World Indoor Championships and fifth at the 2008 Olympic Games. In 2016 he was disqualified from the 2008 Olympics for doping, and his result was annulled after his 2008 sample was re-tested and failed.^[2]

Personal bests

Outdoor

• Long jump: 8.31 m A (wind: +1.6 m/s) – Cali, 6 July 2008
• Triple jump: 15.55 m – La Habana, 14 February 2003

Indoor

• Long jump: 8.18 m – Madrid, 20 February 2010

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Cuba
2003	Pan American Junior Championships	Bridgetown, Barbados	1st	Long jump	7.70 m (wind: +0.2 m/s)
			4th	Triple jump	15.49 m (wind: +0.1 m/s)
2005	ALBA Games	La Habana, Cuba	2nd	Long jump	7.67 m (wind: +0.0 m/s)
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Nassau, Bahamas	4th	Long jump	7.56 m w (wind: +3.3 m/s)
2006	NACAC U-23 Championships	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	1st	Long jump	8.03 m (wind: +0.1 m/s)
2007	ALBA Games	Caracas, Venezuela	1st	Long jump	8.17 m (wind: +0.9 m/s)
	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	2nd	Long jump	7.92 m (wind: +0.1 m/s)
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	39.46 s
2008	World Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	8th	Long jump	7.72 m
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Cali, Colombia	1st	Long jump	8.31 m A (wind: +1.6 m/s)
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	5th	Long jump	8.19 m (wind: -0.4 m/s) DSQ
2009	ALBA Games	La Habana, Cuba	2nd	Long jump	8.05 m w (wind: +4.2 m/s)
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	La Habana, Cuba	–	Long jump	NM
2010	World Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	–	Long jump	NM
	Ibero-American Championships	San Fernando, Spain	1st	Long jump	8.04 m (wind: -0.3 m/s)

References

1. XXIX JUEGOS OLIMPICOS BEIJING 2008 - Delegación Cubana (PDF) (in Spanish), Instituto Nacional de Deportes Educación Física y Recreación (INDER), p. 57, retrieved June 24, 2013
2. Nine athletes, including 6 medalists, caught for Beijing doping espn.com

External links

• Wilfredo Martínez at World Athletics
• Sports reference biography